Australia vs China, mainland: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 391,823 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 28,304 1000 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and China, mainland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 422,436 1000 ha | 66,418 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 419,296 1000 ha | 77,922 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 431,558 1000 ha | 50,224 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 438,181 1000 ha | 24,908 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 431,678 1000 ha | 13,277 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 407,340 1000 ha | 38,370 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 391,687 1000 ha | 29,716 1000 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 391,823 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and China, mainland?
- 28,304 1000 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China, mainland rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.